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Florence Nightingale was an English nurse, statistician and social reformer who is best known as the founder of modern nursing. During the Crimean War she was put in charge of nurses caring for wounded soldiers. She became known as "The Lady with the Lamp" and her experiences formed the basis of her views on improving sanitation in nursing practices. In 1860 she established a nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London which laid the foundations of professional nursing. She was the first person to receive the Royal Red Cross and the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit.
Florence Nightingale was an English nurse, statistician and social reformer who is best known as the founder of modern nursing. During the Crimean War she was put in charge of nurses caring for wounded soldiers. She became known as "The Lady with the Lamp" and her experiences formed the basis of her views on improving sanitation in nursing practices. In 1860 she established a nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London which laid the foundations of professional nursing. She was the first person to receive the Royal Red Cross and the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit.
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| Title: | Letter from Florence Nightingale |
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| Description: | Florence Nightingale asks Sampson Low to convey her thanks to American clergyman and historian, John Gorham Palfrey, for the loan of his work, 'The History of New England' and asks if three works of her own may be forwarded to him. |
| Address: | 30 Old Burlington Street, W. |
| Letter dated: | 03-11-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 3 pages ; glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | History of New England |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Florence Nightingale, "The Lady with the Lamp", famous for all time for her devoted efforts for the sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Born 1820, died 1910." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo |
| Identifier: | SL_140 |
